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Eric André
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André in June 2012
Birth name Eric Samuel André
Born (1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 (age 41)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Medium
  • Film
  • stand-up
  • television
Years active 2003–present
Genres

Eric Samuel André (born April 4, 1983) is an American comedian, actor, TV show host, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim surreal comedy series The Eric Andre Show (2012–present). His other notable roles include Mike on the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015–2017) and the voice of Azizi in the remake of The Lion King (2019). He also performs music under the stage name Blarf.

Early life

André was born in Boca Raton, Florida, on April 4, 1983, the son of an American Ashkenazi Jewish mother from the Upper West Side of New York City's Manhattan borough and an Afro-Haitian immigrant father who worked as a psychiatrist. He identifies as both Black and Jewish. In 2001, after graduating from Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida, Andre studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he played the double bass and graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music.

Career

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André performing in 2007

André began his comedy career in 2003. He is the creator and host of The Eric Andre Show, a parody of public access talk shows, on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. The show features pranks, shock humor, sketches, and celebrity interviews. He co-starred as Mark on the ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and guest-starred on 2 Broke Girls as Deke, Max's love interest and fellow pastry student. He played Mike in the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman, which premiered in 2015. The show's third and final season, consisting of ten episodes, ran in early 2017.

In 2015, on SiriusXM with Howard Stern, André became the first man to have ever ridden the sybian on live broadcasting. He voices Luci in the Netflix animated show Disenchantment. His first standup special on Netflix, Legalize Everything, was released on June 23, 2020. In 2021, he created and starred in the Netflix prank comedy film Bad Trip.

Personal life

André dated actress Rosario Dawson from 2016 to 2017. In March 2021, he said that he was in a relationship with a woman he had met at a farmer's market who did not know he was well-known until after they started dating.

André is a self-described agnostic atheist and a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation.

He endorsed Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election.

In October 2022, André and fellow comedian Clayton English filed a federal lawsuit against Clayton County, Georgia, claiming that they were subjected to a police program that racially profiled, coerced, and illegally searched passengers at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport without reasonable suspicion. Their lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of the program.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Invention of Lying, TheThe Invention of Lying Man No. 4 cameo
2010 The Awkward Comedy Show Himself featured comedian
Thin Skin Passenger short film
2012 Should've Been Romeo Buzz
2013 Internship, TheThe Internship Sid
2015 Flock of Dudes Mook
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Dreadlocked CMZ reporter
2017 Rough Night Jake
2019 The Lion King Azizi (voice)
2021 Bad Trip Chris Carey also writer and producer
The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mark Bowman (voice)
Sing 2 Darius (voice)
2022 Jackass Forever Himself Writer and guest appearances
Animal Attraction Darius (voice) Short film
Jackass 4.5 Himself Writer and guest appearances
2023 Trolls Band Together John Dory (voice)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm Set P.A. 2 episodes
2010 Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory Joey Episode: "The 21-Second Excitation"
2011 Zeke and Luther Zorn Episode: "Skate Troopers"
Hot in Cleveland Jeff Episode: "Elka's Wedding"
Fact Checkers Unit Mirage Episode: "Excessive Gass"
Level Up Max Ross Television film
2012–2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Mark Reynolds 22 episodes
2012–present Eric Andre Show, TheThe Eric Andre Show Himself Creator, host, writer and executive producer
2013–2014 2 Broke Girls Deacon "Deke" Bromberg 8 episodes
2014 Lucas Bros. Moving Co. Various characters (voice) 2 episodes
Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Eric Andre Wears a Cat Collage Shirt & Sneakers"
2015 Robot Chicken Various characters (voice) Episode: "Zero Vegetables"
2015 Ridiculousness Himself Episode: "Eric Andre"
2015–2017 Man Seeking Woman Mike 30 episodes
2016 Animals Alex Voice, episode: "Cats."
Traveling the Stars: Action Bronson and Friends Watch Ancient Aliens Himself Episode: "Founding Fathers"
American Dad! The Drifter Voice, episode: "Stan Smith Is Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Breakers"
2017 Michael Bolton's Big, ... Valentine's Day Special Baby Archer Variety special
2018 Mostly 4 Millennials Executive producer
2018–2023 Disenchantment Luci / Pendergast Voice, 50 episodes
2020 Legalize Everything Himself Stand up special on Netflix
2021 Archer Colt / The Professor Voice, 3 episodes
2022 Righteous Gemstones, TheThe Righteous Gemstones Lyle Lisson Season 2
Impractical Jokers Himself Episode: "Eric Andre"
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Randall Roth Episode: "The Viewing", Episode 7
2023 The Prank Panel Himself Host; also executive producer

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Laugh Track Mash-Ups Parker Leon Episode: "At Your Sir-vice"
2013 Getting Doug with High Himself 1 episode
ArScheerio Paul Show, TheThe ArScheerio Paul Show Flavor Flav Episode: "Vanilla Ice & Flavor Flav"
2016 Hot Ones Himself Episode: "Eric Andre Turns Into Tay Zonday While Eating Spicy Wings"
2020 Episode: "Eric Andre Enters a Fugue State While Eating Spicy Wings"
Steve-O's Wild Ride! Podcast
1 episode
2021 Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? 1 episode
2022 Toro y Moi: Goes By So Fast Panther Film accompanying Mahal
2023 Steve-O's Wild Ride! Himself 1 episode

Discography

Albums

Title Release date Record label Notes
BLARF (EP) December 25, 2014 Self-released with The First Seed
Cease & Desist (LP) June 26, 2019 Stones Throw Records as Blarf

Guest appearances

Title Lead artist(s) Release date Album
"Eric's Advice (Skit)" Nocando March 18, 2014 Jimmy the Burnout
"Intro" and "PSA" OG Swaggerdick August 9, 2019 Views from the Dick
"Love Me in My Heart" (as Eric "Scratch" Andre) Lee "Scratch" Perry & Mr. Green August 23, 2019 Super Ape vs. 緑: Open Door

See also

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